Canyon Girls Soccer Eyes Regional Quarterfinal Road Trip
NB boys travel to regional quarterfinal action while Canyon girls hit the road for an elimination playoff contest. Page 6A notes the high school soccer pairings and anticipated matchups as the postseason begins.
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Canyon Girls
River police enforce new city river rules
City police will enforce the newly created river rules with community support urged. The notice appears in the 4A edition alongside features such as Dear Abby, classifieds, comics, crossword, forum, obituaries, TV grids, and page sections.
City Gets HUD Grant for Home Repairs
The city of New Braunfels will receive a Community Development Block Grant of 346 659 dollars from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. City planner Frank Robbins notes a small year to year increase after five years of cuts and cites performance based funding. The Minor Home Repair Program offers grants for roof, plumbing, electrical work, handicap ramps, and bathroom renovations within city limits. Robbins says the waiting list has shrunk and urges applications.
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New Braunfels
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Frank Robbins
Robbins
Feds
Nancy Davison
Community repair and housing aid programs listed
The notice outlines several programs including the minor home repair funding initiative led by Nancy Davison at 221 4081, an Institute for Public Health Education Research project on facade improvement, and ADA retrofits at Bavarian Manor Apartments. It also mentions property acquisition for Habitat for Humanity and assistance for nonprofits such as Upstarts, the Children's Advocacy Center, and Comal County Prescription Assistance Program.
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Nancy Davison
the Institute For Public Health Education Research
Main Street
Bavarian Manor
Habitat For Humanity
Children’s Advocacy Center
Comal County
Local students walk to school in CISD program
More than 50 Frazier Elementary students joined the first Walk to School day in Comal Independent School District at Frazier and Specht Elementary. Students met at walking school bus points before sunrise and marched to campus with volunteers. The program promoted safety and healthier habits while keeping groups together with bucket hats.
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Frazier
Emily Carroll
Comal Independent
Frazier and
Specht Elementaries
Emily
Rachel Carroll
Taylor Barrier
Ricky Miejares
Ular
Ricky
Sonny Ayala
Cisd Child Nutrition Department
Ayala
CISD to Pay More to Cover Insurance Costs
Comal Independent School District will raise its monthly contribution to health insurance effective Sept 1 as Blue Cross Blue Shield rates rise 13 percent. The district will add $55 per employee each month, impacting over 1,300 employees with varied changes based on coverage.
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Comal Independent School District
CISD
Peggy Fuller
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Fuller
She
House Budget Debate Faces Broader Education Fight
In Austin the Texas House began a long budget debate over a 6,400 per Texan 150.1 billion plan for 2008 09 with education health care prisons and courts taking large shares. Democrats joined dissenting Republicans to divert funds from a teacher incentive program to a general pay raise and to ban state education dollars for school vouchers.
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Austin
Texas
House
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